Nigerian musicians to get paid for their talent as MCSN launches IP-tracking and royalty distribution system

Nigerian musicians may begin a new lease of life and start profiting from their music talent as the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) is set to activate the IP monitoring, tracking and royalty distribution process.

The initiative will be discussed during a webinar which is a partnership between MCSN and Business Day magazine

The "INTRODUCTION OF IP MONITORING, TRACKING AND ROYALTY DISTRIBUTION" webinar will hold on world music day, June 21, 2020.

MCSN is set to celebrate the World music Day with a big announcement. The collective management organization will announce the deployment of its in-house Tracking, Monitoring and Distribution Technology for monetization of intellectual  property in the digital space and across analog platforms.

The Director General of Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC), Mr John Asien is expected to flag off the webinar after which Mr Mayo Ayilaran CEO of MCSN will make the big announcement. Iconic Music Industry Heavyweights including Keke Ogungbe, Ruggedman, Seyi Shay, Godwin Tom with a Keynote speech by Australian CMO Expert Frank Rodi. The webinar will be moderated by Tech expert and OAP, Faith History.

 

Discussions will center around the urgent need to translate the Nigerian Music Industry into a digital ecosystem through the deployment of tracking and monitoring technology to enable MCSN become efficient in royalty collection and distribution.

MCSN is the owner, assignee and exclusive licensee of copyright in the largest repertoire of musical works and sound recordings in Nigeria, a Collective Management Organization (CMO) Licensed/approved by the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) and as adjudicated upon by the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Nigeria to licence copyright; collect royalties from users of musical works and sound recordings for onward distribution to Right owners.

The webinar will run from 3pm to 4:15pm (WAT).

Interested viewers can watch the webinar live on YouTube: 

https://youtu.be/XQ-CrjaGZus>>

  

For enquiries:

Please email  -  info@mcsnnigeria.org